A new citizens group that supports wind power made its public debut Saturday at an open house for the Cape Vincent Wind Farm.
Voters for Wind has been meeting quietly in Three Mile Bay since June, according to Chairwoman Beth A. White.
Watertown Daily Times (NY)
October 14, 2007
Author: KELLY VADNEY
TIMES STAFF WRITER
Edition: Both
Section: Jefferson
Page: B5
Dateline: CHAUMONT
A new citizens group that supports wind power made its public debut Saturday at an open house for the Cape Vincent Wind Farm.
Voters for Wind has been meeting quietly in Three Mile Bay since June, according to Chairwoman Beth A. White. There are about 20 people in the group, she said.
"We thought this open house was a perfect forum for us to start promoting our group," Mrs. White said.
The group's mission is to promote the Cape Vincent Wind Farm. While Voters for Wind is concerned only with the proposal put forward by BP Alternative Energy, it may one day expand its mission statement to include supporting other wind farms, Mrs. White said.
There are three wind farm proposals in Jefferson County. The St. Lawrence Wind Farm and Cape Vincent Wind Farm are both in Cape Vincent. Horse Creek Wind Farm would cross town lines between Clayton and Orleans.[ Continue via the Watertown Times archives]
Sunday, October 14, 2007
Protesters turn out at Cape Vincent wind farm open house
14 October 2007 The Cape Vincent Wind Farm’s open house Saturday was as much a forum for protest as it was a pursuit of information.
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Dozens of residents attended the open house put on by BP Alternative Energy, the company that has proposed the wind farm. Many attendees used the event not only to glean information, but to express their opinions about wind power.
Inside the Chaumont fire hall, Voters for Wind, a citizens group that promotes the Cape Vincent Wind Farm, held a bake sale and handed out pro-wind-farm signs and refrigerator magnets.
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Watertown Daily Times (NY) Archives
October 14, 2007
Protesters Turn out at Cape Vincent W
Author: KELLY
VADNEY
TIMES STAFF WRITER
Edition: Both
Section: Jefferson
Page: B5
Dateline: CHAUMONTDozens of residents attended the open house put on by BP Alternative Energy, the company that has proposed the wind farm. Many attendees used the event not only to glean information, but to express their opinions about wind power.
Inside the Chaumont fire hall, Voters for Wind, a citizens group that promotes the Cape Vincent Wind Farm, held a bake sale and handed out pro-wind-farm signs and refrigerator magnets.
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Friday, October 12, 2007
CAPE VINCENT DEBATES WIND TURBINE ZONING
Published: October 12, 2007
CAPE VINCENT DEBATES WIND TURBINE ZONING
RENEWED EFFORT: TOWN COUNCIL SAYS IT HOPES TO DRAFT NEW REGULATION PLAN BY EARLY NEXT YEAR
By KELLY VADNEY
TIMES STAFF WRITER
CAPE VINCENT -- The Town Council has agreed to renew its efforts to adopt zoning regulations for wind turbines, but exactly how they would be enacted is a source of bitter debate.
Both Wind Power Ethics Group Chairman Urban C. Hirschey and former Town Councilman Clifford P. Schneider urged the council Wednesday to adopt zoning for turbines.
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CAPE VINCENT DEBATES WIND TURBINE ZONING
RENEWED EFFORT: TOWN COUNCIL SAYS IT HOPES TO DRAFT NEW REGULATION PLAN BY EARLY NEXT YEAR
By KELLY VADNEY
TIMES STAFF WRITER
CAPE VINCENT -- The Town Council has agreed to renew its efforts to adopt zoning regulations for wind turbines, but exactly how they would be enacted is a source of bitter debate.
Both Wind Power Ethics Group Chairman Urban C. Hirschey and former Town Councilman Clifford P. Schneider urged the council Wednesday to adopt zoning for turbines.
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